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The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah : A Memorable Cruise / William C. Whittle, Jr. ; introduction and annotations by D. Alan Harris and Anne B. Harris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whittle, William C. (William Conway), 1840-1920.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Seafaring life--History--19th century.
- Seafaring life.
- Ocean travel--History--19th century.
- Ocean travel.
- Sailors--Confederate States of America--Diaries.
- Sailors.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations, Confederate.
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
- Shenandoah (Cruiser).
- Whittle, William C. (William Conway), 1840-1920--Diaries.
- Whittle, William C.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (270 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2005.
- Summary:
- The only Confederate ship to circumnavigate the globe. The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships. Ordered to the Pacific Ocean to ""greatly damage and disperse"" the Yankee whaling fleet in those waters, the Shenandoah's successful pursuit of her quarry compared favorably with the exploits of the more celebrated Alabama and Florida but has never been as well known because it coincided with the war's end and the Confederacy's downfall. It was, however, one of the best
- Contents:
- Prologue : the cruise of the Shenandoah
- Never did a ship go to sea so miserably prepared
- I wish we could catch another Yankee
- This is indeed a merry Christmas
- The Victorian government treated us very badly
- Oh, the terrible, terrible monotony
- What an April fool for the poor Yanks
- The news is bad, very bad
- The darkest day of my life
- In the name of honor
- let us support the captain.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-242) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8787-0
- OCLC:
- 882778237
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